Screening Test Approved for Viruses That Cause Blood Cancer
2014-12-11
Screen looks for viruses tied to a number of blood cancers or abnormalitiesContinue Reading
Scientists Find Gene They Say Affects Flu Shot Response
2014-12-11
Discovery could lead to way to boost immune response to vaccine, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Many Americans Still Haven’t Gotten a Flu Shot
2014-12-11
Health officials cite reports on the vaccine’s potentially limited effectivenessContinue Reading
Insecticide Sprays Don’t Offer Extra Protection Against Malaria: Study
2014-12-09
Infection rates among kids in Africa were no better than when using bed nets aloneContinue Reading
Public Restrooms No Germier Than Your Home, Study Finds
2014-12-05
But you should still wash your hands, experts cautionContinue Reading
Flu Shot May Offer Less Protection This Winter: CDC
2014-12-04
Vaccine not a good match for mutated strains circulating now, officials sayContinue Reading
California Infants Hit Hard by Whooping Cough Epidemic: Report
2014-12-04
Health care providers urged to recommend vaccine to pregnant women, to protect their babiesContinue Reading
Kids Who Were Preemies More Vulnerable to Flu Complications: Study
2014-12-03
Current guidelines don’t identify them as a high-risk group, but they should, researchers sayContinue Reading
Did Columbus Really Bring Syphilis to Europe?
2014-12-03
Scientists say they found signs of the disease in Croatian skeleton that lived centuries earlierContinue Reading
Did Columbus Really Bring Syphilis to Europe?
2014-12-03
Scientists say they found signs of the disease in Croatian skeleton that lived centuries earlierContinue Reading
CDC Designates 35 Ebola Treatment Centers
2014-12-02
‘We must prepare for the possibility of additional cases in the United States’Continue Reading
The Salk Polio Vaccine: ‘Greatest Public Health Experiment in History’
2014-12-02
Almost 2 million American kids stuck out their arms for an unheard-of test as Jonas Salk set out to prove his vaccine workedContinue Reading
A Lasting Legacy of Science
2014-12-02
Salk trial set the stage for U.S. government oversight of drug manufacturing — and testingContinue Reading
Is HIV Becoming Less Contagious?
2014-12-01
Study from Africa suggests virus is evolvingContinue Reading